Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic–Caspian steppe of Southern Russia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Region with 16,100,000 residents
- Description: federal district of the Russian Federation
- Also known as: “South”
- Historically known as: “North Caucasian Federal District”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rostov Arena and Southern Military District.
Rostov Arena
Stadium
Rostov Arena is an association football stadium in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. It was one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It also hosts FC Rostov of the Russian Premier League, replacing Olimp – 2. It has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.
Southern Military District
Military installation
The Order of the Red Banner Southern Military District is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primarily within the North Caucasus region of the country, and Russian bases in South Caucasian post-Soviet states.
Nativity of Mother of God Cathedral
Church
Photo: Дмитрий Артемьев, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos is the main church of the city of Rostov-on-Don and the Orthodox Diocese of Rostov and Novocherkassk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rostov-on-Don and Nakhichevan.
Rostov-on-Don
Photo: Rost.galis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rostov-on-Don is the biggest city and the centre of Southern Russia, and tenth most populous city in Russia.
Nakhichevan
Suburb
Photo: Elegant’s, Public domain.
Nakhichevan-on-Don, also known as New Nakhichevan, was an Armenian-populated town near Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia founded in 1779 by Armenians from Crimea. It retained the status of a city until 1928 when it was merged with Rostov. Nakhichevan is situated 5 km east of Southern Federal District.
Leninavan
Village
Leninavan is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Southern Federal District.
Southern Federal District
- Category: federal district of Russia
- Location: Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Southern Federal District” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Suidelike Federale Distrik”
- Arabic: “منطقة فدرالية جنوبية”
- Arabic: “منطقة فيدرالية جنوبية”
- Armenian: “Հարավային դաշնային շրջան”
- Armenian: “Հարավային դաշնային տարածաշրջան”
- Armenian: “Հարավային դաշնային օկրուգ”
- Asturian: “Distritu federal del Sur”
- Azerbaijani: “Cənub federal dairəsi”
- Azerbaijani: “Cənub Federal Dairəsi”
- Bashkir: “Көньяҡ федераль округ”
- Basque: “Hegoaldeko Barruti Federala”
- Belarusian: “Паўднёвая федэральная акруга”
- Belarusian: “Паўднёвая фэдэральная акруга”
- Bosnian: “Južni federalni okrug”
- Bulgarian: “Южен федерален окръг”
- Catalan: “Districte Federal del Sud”
- Catalan: “Districte Federal Meridional”
- Catalan: “Districte Federal Sud”
- Chinese: “Lâm-pō͘ Liân-pang Koán-khu”
- Chinese: “南部联邦区”
- Chinese: “南部联邦管区”
- Chinese: “南部聯邦管區”
- Chuvash: “Кăнтăр федераци тăрăхĕ”
- Croatian: “Južni savezni okrug”
- Czech: “Jižní federální okruh”
- Danish: “Sydlige føderale distrikt”
- Dutch: “Zuidelijk Federaal District”
- Eastern Mari: “Кечывалвел федерал йырвел”
- Erzya: “Россия Масторонть Лембеёнксонь федерациянь кужось”
- Esperanto: “Suda F.R.”
- Esperanto: “Suda federacia regiono”
- Estonian: “Lõuna föderaalringkond”
- Finnish: “Eteläinen federaatiopiiri”
- Finnish: “Eteläinen liittovaltiopiiri”
- Finnish: “Venäjän federaation eteläinen liittovaltiopiiri”
- French: “District federal du Sud”
- French: “district fédéral du Sud”
- French: “District fédéral du Sud”
- French: “Okroug fédéral du Sud”
- Galician: “Distrito Federal do Sur”
- Georgian: “სამხრეთის ფედერალური ოკრუგი”
- Georgian: “სამხრეთის ფედერალური ოლქი”
- German: “Föderationskreis Südrussland”
- Hebrew: “המחוז הפדרלי הדרומי”
- Hungarian: “Déli szövetségi körzet”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Federal Pusat Selatan”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Federal Selatan”
- Irish: “Dúiche Chónaidhme an Deiscirt”
- Italian: “Circondario federale meridionale”
- Italian: “Distretto Federale Meridionale”
- Japanese: “北カフカス管区”
- Japanese: “南部連邦管区”
- Korean: “남부 연방 관할구역”
- Korean: “남부 연방관구”
- Korean: “남부연방관구”
- Ladin: “Raion Federel dl Sud”
- Latin: “Districtus foederalis Meridianus”
- Latvian: “Dienvidu federālais apgabals”
- Lezghian: “Кьиблепатан федерал округ”
- Lithuanian: “Pietų federalinė apygarda”
- Macedonian: “Јужен федерален округ”
- Malay: “Daerah persekutuan Selatan”
- Malay: “Daerah Persekutuan Selatan”
- Malay: “Wilayah Persekutuan Selatan”
- Maori: “Rohe Rūhia-ki-te-tonga”
- Marathi: “दक्षिण केंद्रीय जिल्हा”
- Marathi: “दक्षिण संघशासित जिल्हा”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lâm-pō͘ Liân-pang Koán-khu”
- Mingrelian: “ობჟათეშ ფედერალური ოკრუგი”
- Mongolian: “Өмнөд Холбооны тойрог”
- Northern Frisian: “Okrug Süüdruslun”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Det sørlige føderale distrikt”
- Norwegian: “Den sørlige føderasjonskrets”
- Ossetian: “Уæрæсейы Федерацийы Хуссар федералон зылд”
- Ossetian: “Хуссар федералон зылд”
- Persian: “ناحیه فدرالی جنوبی”
- Persian: “ناحیهٔ فدرالی جنوبی”
- Pfaelzisch: “Siedrusslond”
- Pfaelzisch: “Südrussland”
- Polish: “Południowy Okręg Federalny”
- Portuguese: “Distrito Federal do Sul”
- Portuguese: “Distrito Federal Sul”
- Pushto: “سوېلي فدرالي ولسوالۍ”
- Romanian: “Districtul Federal Sudic”
- Russian: “Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ”
- Russian: “Южный федеральный округ Российской Федерации”
- Russian: “Южный федеральный округ”
- Russian: “Южный ФО”
- Russian: “ЮФО”
- Scots: “Soothren Federal Destrict”
- Serbian: “Južni federalni okrug”
- Serbian: “Јужни федерални округ”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Južni federalni okrug”
- Slovak: “Južný federálny okruh”
- Slovenian: “Južno federalno okrožje”
- Slovenian: “Južno zvezno okrožje”
- Slovenian: “Severno-kavkaško zvezno okrožje”
- Spanish: “Distrito federal del Sur”
- Spanish: “Distrito Federal Sur”
- Swedish: “Juzjnyj”
- Swedish: “Södra federala distriktet”
- Swedish: “Södra Ryssland”
- Tagalog: “Katimugang Pederal na Distrito”
- Tamil: “உருசிய தெற்கு நடுவண் மாவட்டம்”
- Tamil: “தெற்கு நடுவண் மாவட்டம்”
- Tatar: “Көньяк федераль округ”
- Thai: “เขตสหพันธ์ใต้”
- Turkish: “Güney Federal Bölgesi”
- Turkish: “Güney Rusya Federal Bölgesi”
- Ukrainian: “Південний федеральний округ”
- Upper Sorbian: “Južna Ruska”
- Upper Sorbian: “Južny federaciski wobwod”
- Urdu: “جنوبی وفاقی ضلع”
- Uzbek: “Janubiy federal okrugi”
- Uzbek: “Janubiy Federal okrugi”
- Uzbek: “Жанубий федерал округи”
- Vietnamese: “Vùng liên bang Phía Nam”
- Vlaams: “Zuydelik Federoal District”
- Welsh: “De Rwsia”
- Welsh: “Dobarth Ffederal Deheuol”
- Welsh: “Dosbarth Ffederal Deheuol”
- Western Panjabi: “جنوبی وفاقی ضلع”
- Wu Chinese: “南部联邦管区”
- Yue Chinese: “南部聯邦管區”
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